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The Shinō Academy, starting point for most all of the Shinigami currently in the Gotei 13. To be honest, it resembled the rest of the Seireitei quite a lot; save for the uniforms worn by the academy students. That aside, the weather; no, the whole atmosphere was pretty much the same as it always was within the Soul Society. Within the Academy the students were going about their business; busy studying the various subjects which included things like Kido and Zanjutsu. Yes, unlike an Academy one might find on Earth, the Shinō Academy (also known as the Shinigami Academy) taught, well, everything one would need to know to be a Shinigami. Though the main focus was combat training in their four main "techniques" (Kido, Hoho, Hakuda, and Zanjutsu), the academy also taught both the history and rules of the Shinigami and the Gotei 13. Actually, the Shinō Academy did resemble a military academy from "the old world" (between 18th to 20th centuries, depending on the region). But, to sum it all up, unless you were to join like one of the Kenpachi's, chances were, if you were in the Gotei 13, you went through the Shinō Academy.

Of course, for the Shinigami Lieutenant visiting today, all of this was common knowledge. Though it had been over a few hundred years since they had graduated, the memories of this place were still clear to this lieutenant. As for this Lieutenant, they, or rather she, was actually known rather well within the Gotei 13; though that knowledge probably didn't carry over to the Academy. Standing at 5'0½", she had short, dark blond hair (cut in a slightly "boyish" fashion), a petite frame, and wore the standard Shinigami uniform with some personal touches of her own. Actually, for those who didn't know her, they assumption that she was in fact just a feminine male instead of a female was not that uncommon. Yes, the Shinigami Lieutenant visiting today was none other than Kiyone Kotetsu. In the 400 years that had passed since the war with Aizen and such events, Ukitake had retired from the Gotei 13; and with her beloved Taichou no longer in command of Squad 13, Kiyone was much more welcome to the offer to become the Lieutenant of Squad 6. Of curse, she had been at a Lieutenant level for quite some time before the offer, but because of the unique circumstances of Squad 13, she had remained the co-3rd seated officer.

All of that, however, was in the past. Today, Kiyone was on a sort of mission for her current Captain; Byakuya Kuchiki. Yes, if it wasn't obvious, Kiyone had accepted the offer and was now the Lieutenant of Squad 6. Anyways, today, Kiyone had a reason for coming to the Shinō Academy. Because Byakuya had, well, a rather high standard for his squad, it was only natural that he would want the best new recruits. While the instructors at the academy always gave their own reports on how well the students did at the academy, Byakuya wanted the opinion of someone else in his squad; someone who knew his standards. Luckily for him, he had a Lieutenant who was more than eager to take on any missions he gave her. So, as Kiyone entered the grounds of the Academy, she immediately went to work scanning all of the students. Of course, this being Kiyone, she was hardly inconspicuous; in fact, she looked a lot like a little kid playing "Sherlock Holmes". Because this wasn't any announced event or anything, a lot of the academy students had no clue what was going on, but since they could easily see the Lieutenant badge she wore on her arm, it wasn't that hard for them to guess. So, as she continued on with her little "mission", word began to pass that one of the Lieutenants was here to scout for new recruits.